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UNITED STATES

Columbia University to pay government $220m

Columbia University said on Wednesday it will pay $200 million to the US government after President Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he said was its unwillingness to protect Jewish students. In a sweeping deal that will restore the prestigious New York institution's federal monies, Columbia has pledged to obey rules that bar it from taking race into consideration in admissions or hiring, among other concessions. The university will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a statement said.